Actual English 12 - Eating Habits

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Actual English

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M: Joanne, I am so hungry.

W: Oh, same here.

M: Do you want to go get something to eat after this?

W: Yeah, definitely. What should we go get?

M: Something healthy?

W: I’ve been snacking so much these days. What would be a healthy option?

M: A healthy option? Bibimbab is pretty good.

W: Ahh, bibimbab. But I’m craving meat right now.

M: They put some meat in the bibimbab.

W: A little bit of meat in the bibimbab… I like fried egg on my bibimbab, too.

M: What are your eating habits?

W: I tend to binge eat, which is the worst thing you can do. And because of my work schedule, I binge at around 11 o’clock at night. I’ve been putting on so much weight these days.

M: I tend to forget to eat when I’m working. If I’m focused on something, I’ll go for hours and hours (without eating) and then suddenly realize, when my stomach is grumbling, that I haven’t eaten.

W: Oh, your biological clock is like, “Oh, I’m hungry.”

M: And then go out and eat.

W: I can’t function when I don’t eat. So I tend to snack during the day; I tend to eat a lot of chocolate bars to keep my energy levels up, which is not good for you.

M: What about breakfast? They say the foundation for a healthy diet is eating a good breakfast.

W: I know the foundation is a good breakfast, but I tend to skip breakfast, which is bad. I tend to catch up on my sleep during the early morning hours so I miss out on breakfast. I skip (on) lunch because I’m so busy and then I eat dinner, after work.

M: OK, let’s get you some healthy food right away.

W: Alright, thank you.

 

• crave: [kreyv] syn. to hunger for (to want greatly; desire eagerly)
• binge: [binj] syn. spree (a bout of excessive eating or drinking; excessive indulgence in anything)
• grumble: [gruhm-buh l] syn. to complain (to make low rumbling sounds, growl; complain in a nagging way)
• I tend to ~. I tend to forget to eat. I tend to overeat. I tend to skip breakfast.
• Because of ~, I binge at ~. Because of my work schedule, I binge at 11 at night. Because of my study schedule, I binge eat at 1 in the morning.
• go for hours and hours I usually go for hours and hours without eating (when I’m studying / working).

 

Actual Story

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(Actual Interview Question: What are some of your eating habits?)

I would say that I am a healthy eater. I like to eat lots of fruits and vegetables. I also like to eat meat. I am doing this new thing right now where I am juicing my dinners. Basically I’m substituting my dinner meal for a juice that has vegetables and fruits and this is really for health reasons. I’m trying to get as much micronutrients as I can and that is basically from the raw source of fruits and vegetables. But I do have a sweet tooth. I love to pig out on fried chicken, and ice cream and cake. I really do love those sweet foods or the fried foods that are so unhealthy for you. But overall I would say I am a healthy eater. I also like to try lots of variety of foods from Thai food to Indian food. I love Korean food and I love… I love eating in general. But overall I would say I am a healthy eater. I have a very healthy diet. I always eat breakfast, lunch and dinner as well. Breakfast is really important for me.

I’m substituting my dinner meal for a juice (that has vegetables and fruits) for health reasons. I’m trying to get as much micronutrients as I can (from the raw source of fruits and vegetables). pig out: to eat too much or a lot of food I love to pig out on fried chicken, and ice cream and cake. But overall, I would say I am a healthy eater.